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0 pointssurajrmal1y ago0 comments

Because the world is full of malicious entities who want to exploit people and most people do not need root.

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me-vs-cat1y ago· 1 in thread

By malicious entities, do you mean the phone manufacturers, third-parties, or both?

Probably malware makers? Some phone manufacturers use that argument to explain why they prevent users from becoming root.

I still read it as phone manufacturers on my first pass!

ycuser21y ago

That's right, but why make rooting almost Impossible? Why they are fighting rooting at all? They could make rooting easier, for example in the hidden developer menu.

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